Last 5 Meetings

Alloa will look to consign Morton to League 1 football next season and take a massive step to securing their own future by seeing off the Greenock side at Recreation Park for a second time this season.

The Wasps include former Hibs, Celtic and Scotland striker Derek Riordan for the first time in two months after an ankle problem ironically picked up against Morton.

Alloa boss Barry Smith said: “Morton are playing some good football just now and that is maybe because they have some freedom about them. However what happens in this game will be determined by what the Alloa players go out and do.”

“I do not want us to be reliant on other teams winning I want Alloa to go out and gain the points needed to end our season on a high.”

Jason Marr drops out after aggravating a thigh injury and Stephen Simmons will be given a lunchtime fitness test to determine if he can play.

Morton, who have won their last two games and need to win their remaining four and hope Cowdenbeath fail to pick another win to avoid automatic relegation, miss six players through injury. Marc Fitzpatrick, Garry O’Connor and Jack Smith have picked up knocks to join Ben Sampayo, Reece Hands and David O’Brien on the side-lines.

Manager Kenny Shiels said: “We are just taking things game by game at the moment and are not thinking about what might be. We will go out and try to win at Alloa and if we do that will a great hat-trick of wins for the boys.”

“We were terrific in the first half against Livingston last weekend and if we can repeat that form for 90 minutes we can win at Recreation Park.”